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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
Settling the Time Question.
Detroit Free Press.

He sort of squeezed himself into police
headquarters yesterday, hat in hand, and
he shambled up to Sergt. Martins desk,
bowed, and inquired:
Gam de boss ossifer in?"
eyes, sir"
"Wall, boss, I wants to know bout dis
time business. I'ze bin havin' heap O.
trubble fur week past"
'What time are you running on?"
"Dat's what I want to find out. One
Teller he tells me to go on soler time, an
another tells Enc standard time, an my
ole woman she's got a third time, an I'zo
all mixed up. tole de ole woman dat [
was comm down to get police time an
stick to it."
"Well, set your watch at 1:2S."
eyes, sab. OATS de fust satisfacshun
I've had in two hull weeks"
He pulled out an ancient "t1rnip," felt
around for a key, and just got ready to
set the hands when the crystal fell out
and smashed, there was long -continued
whirring among the works, and as he held
time-piece to his ear and shook it, the
internal mechanism fell on the floor and
rolled under bench.
''I SPECIFIED sunthin' of the Sort" said
the man as his chin began to culver. "Dat
comes of tryin' to run ON three sorts O.
time. No watch kin stand any such fool
in as dat, an I might knowed it,
"What will you do now?"
Muffin. Dat settles time on dis chick
en- fnr de mex six months, an lie gwine
to get up in de mawnin' when lie hungry
an go home at night arter de ole woman
has got de wood in"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
DID NOTPASSTHE SENAl,
The Proposed Constitutional Amend
ment Defeated in the United
States Senate. -
Many Representative Women in Atten-
dance the Nineteenth National
Convention.

In reference to the proposed constitu-
tlonal amendment providing for woman
suffrage, dispatch from Washington
says 1t failed to pass the Senate again to-
day, but received twice as many votes as
1t did when 1T was last before the Senate.
women are citizens of the United
states, entitled to all rights, privileges,
and lmmunltles guaranteed to the citizen
by the constitution"
With this declaration the Women Suf-
frage ASSOCIATION met in Washington to-
day for the nineteenth time in annual CON
vention. The church was crowded, and
among those assembled were many re-
markable women who have gained an in
ternatiOnal reputation through their pro-
gress1ve thought. Besides Miss Susan B.
Anthany, who is known to everybody eth
er In person or by reputation, there were
Mrs. May Wright Sewell, who is the pres
emit manager and owner of a classical
school for young ladies at Indianapolis
where young ladies are educated up to the
Harvard standard. She is also president
of the Equal Rights Club of Indian polls
and prominent member of the Woman's
Literary Society. She is Vice President
of the Woman's Suffrage association.
Mrs. Harriet B. Shattuck is the vics presi-
dent from MASSACHUSETTS and vice presi-
dent of the Massachusetts auxiliary. She
is daughter of the old correspondent of
the old Springfield Republican, s'War7
ringtOn," and is herself the contributor to-
the woman's department. of several west
ern papers. Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton
Harbert is president of the Cook
County Suffrage Association and Vice
President from Illinois to the National
Sx,@-
er Hooker inherits the eloquence of the
Beecher family. and is regarded as an ad-
vanced thinker. The Rev. Olympia
Brown is pastor OF the leading Universal
list church at Racine, Wis. She was or
dained 25 years ago, and has considerable
reputation as minister of the gospel.
She is the Vice President from WISDOM
sin. Mrs. Mary Seymour Howell is wife
of the Librarian of the New York State
Library. Mrs. Clara B. Colby is the ed
itor of the Womans' Tribune, of Beatrice,
Neb., and wife of State Senator Colby.
Both she and her husband are graduates
from the Wisconsin State University.
Madam Clara Neyman, an eloquent Ger
man lady and aggressive thinker. Mrs.
Zerelda G. Wallace, the widow of Gov
ernor Wallace. of Indiana and mother of
General Lew Wallace, exMinister to Tur-
key Miss Phoebe Couzins, the eloquent
Missouri lawyer anG lecturer, who is said
to rank all the women in power from the
platform. Mrs. Hannah Whitehall Smith,
a Bible student, who reads from that
book equal rights for women. Mary F.
Eastman, of Massachusetts, well known
as a lecturer. Lillian Devereux Blake,
Vice President, from New York, Presi-
dent of the State association, and a
worker for woman suffrage before the
New York Legislature. Besides these
there were present many other women of
wide reputation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03

with the fact that M. Bouloy had convert
ed the generals stock into money, and
that it was in the safe awaiting the gen.
erals pleasure. As soon as the letter
informing the general of the fact came
into young Fourcv's hands he conceived
the idea Of getting possession of the
money.
How to do it, however, was the difficult
ty.
AS preliminary measure. and to pro-
long the time for consideration, he pour
ed into the MONDAY cup of coffee of the
general drop of powerful drug. which
brought on a sudden and painful attack
of dysentrY.
Then the young mans active brain con-
cocted scheme, which his mother. a very
inscriptions woman, readily undertook
TO aid him in executing.
The following day the General was too
Ill to go out, and, at his own suggestion
the secretary visited M. Bouloy tn inform
him that the General would probably call
on him the next day or the day after. He
carefully noted the position of the safe,
then he Immediately went home, and, as
suning the disguise which he had pre-
pared, departed with his mother, also
thoroughly disguised, to carry out the
plot they had devised.
!, The fact that DIR. Tocanier, was the
Generals N eaical attendant, and possess
ed of an elegant coupe, suggested to
young Fourcy the first part of the pro-
gramme.
The money was recovered, and mother
and son convicted of robbery and senten-
ced to penal servitude the one to 3 and
the other to 5 years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
Woes of Little Women.

Few have any idea of the trisls and
tribulations of cultivated women small in
stature, who seek honest employment in
this city, says the New York Mail and
Express. The little lady may be modest,
pretty. neatly dressed, affable in CONVEX
sation and agreeable in manner, yet al
most every avenue leading to respect
able living is closed to her. The shop
keeper picks his female help in the spirit
that animates him when he makes a dis
play of goods in his windows, and it
must be confessed that practically, if not
theoretically, he is right. command
ing, and fne-looking woman viii sell a
sealskin cloak in five cases out of six
where little body would fail. The big
women can expatiate more grandly on
its merits, and by wrapping it around her
and parading before q mirror, showing 1t
off in all its perfection. The little lady
may be refined as gold but there is nothing
impressive about her, Her small struc-
ture is q misfortune that she cannot
remedy. She can not become q floor
walke- in dry goods emporium, for she
lacks the sweep and carriage and the lord
ly pomp which awe employees and at
tract purchasers. She has great trouble
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03

In securing even q place behind the
counter. Her fragility and tiny size
are in the way. She can not reach the
goods OF the top shelf, nor can she re-
turn them after a sale is made without
climbing to the counter, which ungrace-
full act would quench the last spark of
dignity left by nature at her birth. She
Is out of place again in the parlors of a
fashionable milliner or dress-maker. You
may find her sitting in a back room adj
joining, stitching away in a bad light
and a worse atmosphere, with her knees
up to her chin, but you will never see her
in the salesroom. "a small woman is out
of place in showroom" said the pro-
prietor Of fashion warehouse, when one
Of her friends sought situation for a.
worthy but understood lady. "I have no
use for her there. She can not sell even
pattern. People will not go to her.
They will hardly ask her a question.
They pass her by as if she was a child,
and go to a sales woman more stylish and
commanding. One is prominent and the
other insignificant in appearance, and
the prominent figure invariably attracts
attention"
place for the little lady was found in
the mailing department at Sc week. At
the same time tall woman of good fig
ure, who carried her head like Juno,
neither well educated nor particularly
agreeable, was placed in the showroom
at $14 per week. She was not as refined
nor as painstaking as the little one, but
she had the physique so highly priced by
an experienced mOdiste. The little one
toiled ten hours day with hardly a re-
spite, while the big woman walked grand
ly up and down the parlor superintend-
ing the sales and keeping everything in
trim.
Petite women are rarely employed as
forewomen in large business houses.
Such situations are almost invariably
filed by ladies Of regular figure and hau-
teur. few are pretty, some are intel
lectuai, and less are charming. Many are
amazons by nature as we'll as in appear
ance. They are made majestic by size
and bearing alone, and are nearly desti-
tute of feeling for those of smaller statue
whose lines are not first in places so
pleasant.
Such forewoman command from $40 TO
$50 week. They can be found in every
establishment were fashionable female at
tire is sold. Salaries seem to be proper
toned to the size of the woman employ
ed, and not to her ability. There are
hundreds or little women holding COM
Paratively PLEASANT situations, but even
In these they labor under natual disad-
vantages. Their salaries are light, and
their figures forbid promotion. The lit
tie ones are to be pitied. With warmer
hearts, keener intuitions, brighter intel
lects, more knowledge ofshuman nature
End more tact in many cases than their
larger sisters, their business sphere re-
Mains narrow and contracted. Marriage
alone can take them from the rugged
road of life and transplant them to the
pleasant gardens that line along the
way.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03

she said the young man was subject, and,
after questioning him, I prescribed for
him. They were about to take their leave
when the young man was seized with
fit. The lady seemed almost distracted
and appeared most anxious to get her son
home.
"'How shall I get him homer" she ex-
claimed, for to tell the truth, doctor, I
am too poor to hire vehicle
"My coupe was at the door, and what
could do less than place it at her dis
posal? 1t was accepted with thanks,
and, out of delicacy told the coachman
to receive his instructions from the
lady,"
DR.. Tocanier summoned the coachman
and questioned him. He said he was first
directed to drive to the Rue de la Paix,
and that the lady requested him to take
them to the Office of M. Bouloy, on the
Rue st. Augustin. There they alighted,
and he was asked to await their return.
AS he had been directed DR.. Tocanier to
receiver his instructions from the lady, he
thought that it was all right. When they
returned to the coupe the lady directed
him to the Rue d'Enghein, soon after
turning into which they alighted and he
saw them no more.
The detective was more puzzled than
ever. The persons had evidently been
cleverly disguised, aud more than likely
the lameness of the young man had been
assumed for the occasion. They were
not likely to go in company again, and
he might search months in vain in trying
to come across them.
Then another thought struck him. The
stock which deceived M. Boaloy was pro-
badly counterfeit. Were this lady and
this young man connected with a gang
of forgers? Surprising they were, in
what direction must he look for the out
laws? One thing the detective thought
was certain, namely, that by some means
they must have known that valuable pro
perty was in the safe. Another thing
seemed equally certain, namely, that
they must have known the location of the
safe.
Roquepine made his way once more to
see the envelope and its contents. He
examined these mementoes of a crime
with great care, and he made discovery.
Inside the flap of the envelope were few
figures in pencil. They were very indis
tinct, but with the use of powerful lens
Roquepine made them out thus:
17.40O frs.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
The Candor off Coward.
Ben P-rly Poor


The Col. of New York regiment tells
story of the battle of Winchester. In the
thickest of the fight, when the slaughter
in the union line had become frightful,
he detected stout Irishman of his regi-
ment curled up behind a great tree. He
rode up to the delinquent and savagely
reprimanded him for his cowardice. But
the man, with irresistibly Hibernian
drollery, responded: snow, colonel dear,
don't be hard with poor felly like me.
coward, is it? Faith think am, but
I'd rather be called that every day in the
year than to be like that poor crayter
yonder." The "poor crayter yonder,"
to whom the colonels attention was di-
rected, was the mangled corpse of SOL
der whose head had been entirely de-
molished by shot. The odd sarnestness
of the fellows excuse made the colone
laugh heartily, and the man was LEFT to
the enjoyment of his tree.
The keeper cf the dog pound in New
York city reports that he captured 1915
dogs last year, and that 12,001 were XII
led.
Susan B. Anthony is quoted as saying
that Abraham Lin coin WAS the only man
she could have loved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
How the Report Originated.
Omaha World.

Jinks Il am surprised to see you
looking SO well this morning.
Blinks oh! I'm always well but I've
got bad pain in my shoulder just at
present.
s'That will soon pass OFF,"
II suppose SO. You see, last night l
found a drunken man so helpless that 1
knew he would freeze to death, so, after a
good deal of difficulty / led him to his
home, but the streets being slippery had
hard work to support his weight, and
strained myself"
swell, that accounts for the report all
over town that you and some old friend
or other were on big jamboree last
night"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
WONDERFUL HARLEM CATS.
One Keeps the Feet Of His Mistress Warm and
Others Go brands.

N. Star.
''Talk about dogs" said the proprietor
of saloon at One Hundred and Twenty
second and Third avenue the other day,
when you find dog that has the intelli-
gence of that cat just let me know
pointing to a huge yellow cat that lay
contentedly asleep near the stove. 81
can talk to that cat just the same as I
would to human being, and she under
stands me. She will fetch and carry like
a dog, and in sweeping up at night, if L
leave anything on the floor she will find
it and bring it to me. I could teach her
anything. My mother, upstairs, suffers
with rheumatism, and she uses that cat
instead of hot bottle to keep her feet
warm. Any time, night or day, she will
hop up on the bed when called and
stretch herself on my mothers feet and
stay there until told to get down. She
will sleep there all night without NOV
ing"
just then something as black as mid
night flashed upon the counter, and
with magnificent bound sprang four
feet vertically upward to the top Of cool
er.
"GraciousD' said the reporter, "what's
that?"
"That's Satan," exclaimed the proprie-
tor quietly. CAN'T he a jumper? That
cat can spring around among those bot
Ties recklessly, and never knew him to
kreak one. But here comes something
curious for YOU"
He opened the door and called in purr-
ing voice:
"Kitty, Kitty, Kitt!"
There was miaul outside, and then
a cat as white as snow came creeping in
to the room, and then another of the same
color.
can't they beautiful creatures?" said
the owner, admiringly.
eyes, very beautiful" answered the re-
porter.
"Just look here! Did you ever see such
eyes?" placing one on the table.
Curiously enough, one eye of each cat
was amber in color and the other beau
tiful blue"
"They have kittens outside, too, and
they have the same eyes as the father and
mother"
"What breed of cats are they?" was
asked.
~ don't know. They came from South
America, though, I think. An old sea
captain gave them to me. What do you
think an old maid would give me for those
cats?'
go out" he continued to the cats, and
the beautiful creatures crept meeEly out
of the room.
''I allow the black cat and the yellow
one only in here, and the white ones on
ly in there, and it's curious how we'll they
know where they belong. might leave
that door open and the cats would stay in
their respective rooms. Wonderful, amt
they?"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
Wanted to Be on the Safe Side.
Omaha World

Mrs. Winks-Oh, Mr.. Winks. what do
you mean-smoking again, and you know
how dangerous 1t IS!
Mr. Winks--Now don't you say word.
You scared me into stopping when Grant
died Of calcarious cancer, and | haven't
had a well day since.
"But all the doctors said his cancer was
caused by smoking, and you know Roach,
the great ship builder, has just died of
the same thing"
s'That's what drove me back to tobacco.
I want to be on the safe side"
"The safe side!''
ssYes. John Roach never smoked"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
How She Fixed 1t
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
excuse me, but where do 1 post this
letter." she asked boy in the postoffice
corridor yesterday.
"Right over there miss"
"Yee-ah-thank you," she said as she
dropped it through one of the OFFICES.
"But I forgot to tell you," he observed
as she turned about, ''that you had ought
to put on stamp"
"Oh-ah-yes. I'll get bill changed
and drop cents into some of the street
boxes as go home"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
BLISS INTERRUPTED.
ACT 1.

ACT /.
Levers swinging in q hammock,
Close together in the dark,
Small boy, hiding in the grape vines,
Chuckles, while the lovers spark.
ACT II.
Lovers. of the world unconscious
Next week she will be his wife,
Small boy, weary of their spooning,
Calls to mind his brand new knife.
ACT III
Lovers in heap together
Neither injured mach let's hope.
Then the youth profaneiy mutters:
sD2rn the boy that cut the roper
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03

The chief justice has notified the coun-
sci that the court in view of the lmPoi-
lance of these cases had decided TO posi-
pone the usual February recess one "eeA
and allow the counsel two weeks time aor
this argument, that is from to-day until
week from next Friday.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03

New York spends $1,000, 600 a year to
keep her streets passable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
A Fathers Disposal ofzHis Lazy Son.

Paris Cor Cardiff Mall.
Cutting off an Objectionable son with
the angry shilling does not always sue
coed. At Orion, in the Lower Pyrenees,
Miarasson had son who refused to work
save only when compelled by actual want.
He preferred to sponge on his father,
aged 60, stealing into the house and car
rying off the contents of the cupboard
or the pot. Once the father prepared a
tempting soup, poisoned it strongly and
went out. Later the son broke in and de-
voured the mess. His sufferings attract
ed some neighbors, who saved his life by
giving him strong doses of warm milk.
Recovering he returned to his old tricks.
A few days ago the father spied the son
entering the house by window, he seized
his gun, which had been specially charged
with ball and buckshot, and shot the
young man dead. After that drastic rem
edy the father displayed not the slightest
compunction in presence of the corpse.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03
1t Was Only a Cold.
Detroit Free Press.

A southern lady devoted to wooing
the muses. lately had call from gentle
man, but she sent polite request to be
excused on plea of indisposition.
ST trust she is not seriously ill; perhaps
it is but touch of the divine af1atus,
he said.
ooh, mol" replied the messenger,
thinking the divine afnatus' must be
some terrible disease; sit is nothing dan
ger Gus; she only has cold"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-02-03

It is said that the area of winter wheat
is decreasing and the area of spring wheat
increasing.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-01

route SO nearly level and 80 neatly
straight is something remarkable in
railroad construction.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-01

1t was an earnest and heartfelt desire
to do the best by YaGkton and the peo-
pie of Yahkton which induced the JOINT
committee of the two political parties to
place before the people ticket which
represents the progressive element of
our city.
This is the dawning year of our pros
perity and as the opportunity is grasped
so will Yankton grow. The men selected
to grace the municipal ticket produced
by the joint committee belong to the
progressive class. They are not politi-
clans in any sense of the term. They are
builders. They are men who believe
Ysnkton is about to enter upon an era
of prosperity and if given official places
will lend all their energies to accomplish
that object. They have but one material
god and that is Yankton and brt one
creed and that is Yanktons prosperity !.
Their chief desire is to see Yankton g
townsite covered with busy working
men and will encourage the opportuni-
ties which will bring about that result.
To them it does not matter whether a
mayor is saint or hereto 30 long as
he possesses business qualifications, and
it makes no difference either whether o
treasurer is of one of the worlds crsedt
or another, so long as he is honest
and progressive. 1t does matter to them
whether board of aldermen will en-,
courage legitimate public and private
enterprises or whether such board will
attempt to smother all projects which
tend to keep the hammer, the saw, the
shovel and the trowel in active opera.
tion. The men who are put forward by
the Joint committee OF the two parties
go before the people upon platform
which encourages all industries upon
which capital and labor can combine.
| The ticket is composed of the rep
ressntatives of progress-of men who
believe in the boom and are willing tc
give their time and their money and
their influence to help it along. They
are active and wide awake representa-.
tives of the element that wants some
thing better than Yankton has had il
the past. There ara few of our citizens
of high or low degree. who will not con
eide with their view OF the case or VIII
would fail to rejoice over the success o
their efforts. Their success means pros
| perity to ell and there is no man in on
city who will deny that prosperity is tn
one object to be attained.
i These of the voters of Yankton VIII
i desire to enroll themselves upon the pre-
gressive side, which is the bread an
butter side, will rally in behalf of th
ticket presented by the joint oommitte
OF the two political parties.